Culture, Art, and Technology

CAT: Analyzing cultural production through critical, interdisciplinary inquiry.

Culture, Art, and Technology (CAT) at Sixth College includes our interdisciplinary Writing Program and the Experiential Learning Program. We take a Cultural Studies lens to past, present, and future intersections of technology, art, and cultural production in order to empower students to think and engage critically in our contemporary world.

CAT's Core Values

Both the Writing Program and the Experiential Learning Program speak to CAT's fundamental values and the mission of Sixth College.

• Cultural-Historical Narrative Practices: We believe that understanding how we narrate history is critical to understanding and critiquing our contemporary moment. Our core sequence moves students through past, present, and imagined future intersections of art and technology.

• Creativity and Critical Thinking: We believe in the deep necessity of creativity and critical thinking to shape better worlds. Our writing and experiential learning courses foreground critical thinking and creativity to foster imagination and engagement.

• Curiosity: We believe curiosity is fundamental to developing lifelong learners. Our writing and experiential learning courses empower students to find and act upon their own curiosity and creativity. We encourage them to question, analyze, and interact with the world around them in pursuit of finding ethical solutions to the challenges it presents.

• Community: We believe that fostering a diverse and equitable community of learners and thinkers is essential to create more inclusive and just communities. Our writing and experiential learning courses foreground a diversity of perspectives with the hope that students will cultivate empathy for others, develop a sense of belonging, and pursue a lifetime of responsible citizenship.

Summer 2025 Global Seminars

Fulfill your upper-division writing requirement and experiential learning requirement with these Global Seminars!

Sixth College Internships in Dublin

CAT 124RS: Internships in Dublin: Critical Inquiry and Professional Success

• CAT 124RS fulfills the experiential learning requirement.

CAT 125RS: Navigating a New Country: Communication and Rhetoric in a Globalized World

• CAT 125RS fulfills the upper-division writing requirement.

Sixth in Provence

CAT 125GS: Travel Narratives: Immigration and Leisure

• CAT 125GS fulfills the upper-division writing requirement.

LTCS 172GS: Special Topics in Screening Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality

• LTCS 172GS fulfills either the experiential learning requirement or the Narrative, Aesthetic, and Historical Reasoning requirement.